1856: Solomon Warner arrives in Tucson from Yuma with a train of 13 mules loaded with merchandise for Tucson's first general store.
1859: The first Indian reservation in Arizona is established on the Gila River for the Pima and Maricopa Indians.
1925: Phoenix celebrates the opening of the Phoenix-Yuma-Imperial Valley Highway.
2008: A bronze statue featuring a kneeling Navajo Code Talker transmitting a message over a radio is dedicated in front of the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix.
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